Due to the overwhelming response to this post, I can no longer accept applications. If you have applied, I am still working through the emails and applications and will respond to every applicant, no matter what the decision. Thank you.

With all of the rape culture posts Jez has featured over the last few months, I've pretty much …
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The authorship list for the Powder Room is limited – this is
the first open call for contributors I've held since the blog's inception last
year. Several of our writers have moved on to other
things, which has opened up authorship positions. The initial roster of
authors was personally invited by me to be contributors. However, since it's
not humanly possible for me to know every commenter on Jezebel or Groupthink, I
wanted to open this next round of invites up to interested members of the
community.

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What is Slay looking for in potential authors?

Since the aim of PR is to highlight the 'best'
commenters, you should have strong writing skills, the ability to craft a
coherent post, and require little editing. I am available to the writers on the
blog for advice and help if wanted, but will not be editing your posts.

Ideally, you can commit to publishing one piece
a week.

Are you already blogging, either here on Kinja
or offsite? That's great – I'm not adverse to cross-posts.

An ability and interest in responding to
comments on your pieces, and the wisdom to know when not to bother. (The second
part can be learned!)

You should already be member of the Jezebel
community. This is a Jezebel subblog – the aim of this project is to promote
our amazing commenters.

You do not need to be Serious Feminist Academic
to write for The Powder Room. I want to emphasize that I'm interested in showcasing
a variety of voices. That applies to both the topics written about and our authorship list.

There are a limited number of authorship slots available.
The exact number will be determined by the quality of applicants and the number
of returning authors from the original roster. There is no end date to the
application at this time, but since the slots are limited, it's better to contact me sooner rather than later. I
will update this post when I consider the process closed.

Interested? While you can leave a comment on this post, the best way to get my attention (and
assure you don't get lost in the comment shuffle) is to email me at commenters@jezebel.com.
Make sure you included your Jezebel commenter name, introduce yourself if we don't
already know each other, and let me know what you're interested in writing
about. If you have a blog, give me a link! If you have writing samples – even just
comments you're particularly proud of – link me to them!

To be clear: The Powder Room is not part of the Recruits
program. Participation in The Powder Room is voluntary and not compensated, but
it does come with the advantage of the Jezebel platform and none of those pesky
unique views requirements.